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Japan announced Monday it would be barring entry of all foreign visitors as the Omicron variant spreads rapidly across the globe.
本周一，日本方面宣布，由于奥密克戎变异毒株在全球迅速传播，该国将禁止所有海外旅客入境。
It joins Israel in implementing some of the strictest border measures yet since the new strain was first discovered in South Africa.
至此，日本和以色列一道，实施了自南非首次发现这种新变异毒株以来的最严格的边境措施。
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the ban is effective Tuesday at midnight.
日本首相岸田文雄表示，这一禁令将于周二午夜正式生效。
He told reporters that Japanese arrivals from specified nations would be sent to quarantine.
他在接受记者采访时表示，从特定国家入境的日本人将接受隔离。
"With regards to Japanese nationals, in addition to the nine countries including South Africa (in which arrivals have been suspended),
“关于日本国民，除了包括南非在内的9个国家（这些国家已被暂停入境）之外，
if they are coming back to Japan from an additional 14 countries and areas where Omicron infections were confirmed,
如果他们是从另外14个已发现奥密克戎变异株的国家和地区返回日本的话，
we will respond to the risk by strictly isolating them at designated facilities."
我们将严格把他们隔离在指定设施内，以应对风险。”
Kishida's announcement comes just a few weeks after his administration eased quarantine measures on foreign business travellers to help boost the economy.
就在岸田文雄宣布这一消息几周前，日本政府刚刚放松了对外国商务旅客的隔离措施，以帮助提振经济。
The World Health Organization has named Omicron a "variant of concern" but warned that weighing its severity could take "days to several weeks."
世界卫生组织已经将奥密克戎毒株列为“令人担忧的变种”，并警告称，评估其严重程度可能需要“几天到几周的时间”。
It's urged caution against hasty travel bans -- but that hasn't stopped most countries from scrambling to tighten border controls over the past week.
尽管该组织呼吁不要仓促实施旅行禁令，但这并没有阻止大多数国家在过去一周内迅速收紧边境控制。
Japan has not detected any Omicron cases so far, with one coronavirus case from Namibia being tested for the new variant.
到目前为止，日本还没有发现奥密克戎确诊病例，而来自纳米比亚的一个新冠病例正在接受新变异的检测。
